Hundreds of Elephants Found Dead in Botswana Mysteriously

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Mysteriously huh

Calling bullshyt on that one. They killing them and just taking pictures with the tusks on for official photos so they can make sure the public think we don't expect foul play. Can't fool me.
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So ... What will they do to their tusks now that they are dead?
 

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I thought this but wouldn't other animals also be affected? Especially smaller animals; I would imagine they would be dying enmasse as well as the elephants.
Most Elephants can consume 8 liters of water and up to 14 in the summer.

The sheer volume could be a factor. Smaller animals might not hang around a watering hole as long as a large elephant also.

The other thing to check would be any fish or water borne organisms.
 

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Most Elephants can consume 8 liters of water and up to 14 in the summer.

The sheer volume could be a factor. Smaller animals might not hang around a watering hole as long as a large elephant also.

The other thing to check would be any fish or water borne organisms.
They poison the water?
 

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Smh.


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I thought this but wouldn't other animals also be affected? Especially smaller animals; I would imagine they would be dying enmasse as well as the elephants.

There are many studies done on Sulfur's neurological effects on humans and animals.

Such as this one.

Cytotoxic effects of acidic and sulphur containing amino acids on the infant mouse central nervous system

The fact that most of the animals were walking in circles disoriented before falling flat supports reason to investigate this theory.

It's obvious that it is something communal. But the mortality rate across multiple ages of elephant in a span of 3 months indicate that there is a possibility that they might have migrated from another watering hole.

They poison the water?

I wouldn't put it past industry...

I know the local people wouldn't destroy their land on purpose.
 

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Conservationists have urged Botwsana to act, and offered funding and other support, Hiley said, to to no avail. He said officials government hesitated weeks before even sending samples from the elephants to be tested.

Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, was elected in late 2019 on a platform that included the decriminalizing of trophy hunting, according to The New York Times, and said he will prioritize the needs of Botswana's people over concern from other countries for its wildlife.

At his election, President Masisi said he was putting the needs of the country's population ahead of how western countries value the animals, The New York Times reported. The country auctioned off its first elephant hunting licenses in February 2020, the BBC reported.

"Botswana was one of the last safe havens for elephants so it's a tragic turn of events for one of the most persecuted species on the planet," Hiley said.

Botswana's government is stalling efforts to get to the bottom of 350 mysterious elephant deaths, conservationists say
 
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